We finally have a good direction for the new Plangarden, and it is working. The app is being written from the ground up in plain vanilla JavaScript, with no frameworks, so it stays fast, small and easy to keep going for the next 15 years.
A sneak peek is ready for you to try now.
Thank you for your patience. From here on, expect an update at least once a month, and more often when there is something worth showing.
Ten key features
These are the features that define the new version. The first eight are working in the app today. The last two are designed and are next in line.
- Works offline. Your whole garden is stored on your device, so you can plan and record in the garden with no signal. Changes sync in the background when you are back online.
- Phone, tablet and desktop. One app for every screen. Pinch to zoom and drag to pan with your fingers, or use the mouse wheel and pointer on a computer.
- A to-scale map of your garden. See beds, paths and structures in their real sizes. Plant a single plant, a row or an area, and look at the garden as it was on any date.
- Drag and drop planting. Drag a crop from the palette onto the map. Then move it, resize it, drag its label, or switch it between plant, row and area. Plantings that would be too close together are flagged.
- Undo and redo, with no save button. Every change is saved automatically. Undo mistakes, and redo them if you change your mind.
- Crops and varieties. More than 100 crops and over 1,200 curated varieties, plus a name field so each planting can carry your own name for it.
- Build your garden layout. Layout mode places rectangle, round and triangle beds, paths, areas, a shed, a greenhouse, compost bins, water butts and text labels.
- Share a garden. Invite family or friends by email as editors or viewers. Changes show up on their devices as they happen.
- Harvest tracking. Record what comes out of the garden by planting and by date, and review it season after season. Coming next.
- Garden journal and planting calendar. A dated log of soil work, weather, pests and notes, and a planting calendar built around your frost dates. Coming next.
Your existing gardens
Your gardens from the Flash version are coming with you. We have built the tools that carry over 15 years of gardens and plantings, so you can start the new version where you left off. Passwords do not carry over, so you will set a new one the first time you sign in. Some rotations and shapes may need small adjustments.
Watch this page for the next update.